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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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