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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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