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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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