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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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