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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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