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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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