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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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