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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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