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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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