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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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