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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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