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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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