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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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