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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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