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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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