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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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