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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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