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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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