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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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