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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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