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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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