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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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