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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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