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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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