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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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