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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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