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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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