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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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