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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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