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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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