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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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