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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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