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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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