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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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