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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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