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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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