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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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