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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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