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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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