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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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