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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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