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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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