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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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