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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. Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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