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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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