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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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