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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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