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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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