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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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