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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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