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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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