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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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