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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

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