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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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