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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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