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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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