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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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