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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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