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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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