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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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