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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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