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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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