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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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