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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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