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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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MOOCS And Open Education