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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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