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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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