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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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