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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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