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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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