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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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