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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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