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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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