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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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