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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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