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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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