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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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