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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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