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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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