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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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