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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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