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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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