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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 massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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