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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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