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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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