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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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