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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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