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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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