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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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