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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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