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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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