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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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