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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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