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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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