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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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