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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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