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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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