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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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