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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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