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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

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