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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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