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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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