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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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