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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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