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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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