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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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