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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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