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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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