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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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