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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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