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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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