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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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