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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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