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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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