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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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