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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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