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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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