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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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