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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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