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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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