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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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