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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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