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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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