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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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