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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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