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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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