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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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