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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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