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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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