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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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