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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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