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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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