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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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