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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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