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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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