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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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