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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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