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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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