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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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