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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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