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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. 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. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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