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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

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