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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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