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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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