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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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