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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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