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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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