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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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