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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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