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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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