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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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