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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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