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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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