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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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