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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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