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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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