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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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