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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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