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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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