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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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