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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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