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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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