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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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