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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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