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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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