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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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