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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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