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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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