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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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