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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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