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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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