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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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