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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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