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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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