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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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