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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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