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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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