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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

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