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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education