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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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