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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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