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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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