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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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