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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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