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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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