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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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