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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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