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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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