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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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