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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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