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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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