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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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