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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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