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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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