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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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