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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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