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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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