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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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