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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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