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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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