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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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