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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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