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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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