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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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