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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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