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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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