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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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