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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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