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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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