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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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