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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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