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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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