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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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