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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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