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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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