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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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 open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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