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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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