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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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