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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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