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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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