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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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