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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 massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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