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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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