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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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