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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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