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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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