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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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