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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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