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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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