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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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