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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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