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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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