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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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