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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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