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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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