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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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