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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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