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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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