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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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