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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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