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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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