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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education