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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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