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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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