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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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