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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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