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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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