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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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