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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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