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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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