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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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