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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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