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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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