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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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