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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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