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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate 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 commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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