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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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