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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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