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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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