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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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