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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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