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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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