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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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