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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

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