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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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