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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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