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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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