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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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