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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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