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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive 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 educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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