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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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