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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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