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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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