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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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