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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

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