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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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