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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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