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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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