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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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