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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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