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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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