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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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