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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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