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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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