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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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