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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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