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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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