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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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