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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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