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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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