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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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