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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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