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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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