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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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