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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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