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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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