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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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