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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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