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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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