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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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