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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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