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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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