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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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