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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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