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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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