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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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