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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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