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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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