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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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