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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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