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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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