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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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