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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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