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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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