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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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