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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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