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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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