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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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