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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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