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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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