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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar 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 stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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