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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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