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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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