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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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