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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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