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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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