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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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