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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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