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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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