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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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