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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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