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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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