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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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