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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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