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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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