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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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