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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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