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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach 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 assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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