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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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