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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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