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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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