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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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