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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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