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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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