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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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