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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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