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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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