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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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