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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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