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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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