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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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