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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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