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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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