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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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