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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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