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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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