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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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