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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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