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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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