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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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