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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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