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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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