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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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