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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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