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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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