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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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