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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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