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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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