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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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