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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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