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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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