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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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