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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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