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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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