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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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