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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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