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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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