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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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