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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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