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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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