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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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