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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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