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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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