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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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MOOCS And Open Educational Resources