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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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