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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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