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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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