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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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