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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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