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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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