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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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