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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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