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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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