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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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