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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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