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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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