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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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