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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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