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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

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