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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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