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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major 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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