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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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