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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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