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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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