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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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