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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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