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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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