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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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