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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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