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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers 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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