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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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