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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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