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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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