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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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