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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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