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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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