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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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