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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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