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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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