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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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