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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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