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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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