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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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