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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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