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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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