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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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