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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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