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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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