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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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