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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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