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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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