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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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