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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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