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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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