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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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