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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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