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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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