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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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