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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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