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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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