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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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