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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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