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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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