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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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