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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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