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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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