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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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