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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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