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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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