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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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