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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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