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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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