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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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