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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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