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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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