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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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