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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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