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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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