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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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