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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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