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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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