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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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