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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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