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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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