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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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