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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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