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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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