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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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