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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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