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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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