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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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