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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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