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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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