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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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