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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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