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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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