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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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