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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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