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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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