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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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