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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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