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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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