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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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