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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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