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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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