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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

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