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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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