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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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