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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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