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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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