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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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