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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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