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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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