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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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