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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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