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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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