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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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