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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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