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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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