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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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