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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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