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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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