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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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