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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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