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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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