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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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