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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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