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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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