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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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