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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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