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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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