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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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